PlayStation Mobile

Providing an almost puzzle like take on the platforming genre, Chimpact is a fairly straightforward and pleasant PlayStation Mobile game that thankfully doesn’t falter with its focus on touch controls. The amount of content within the game somewhat bleeds together as things are similar, despite the addition of secondary content which has only minimal effects on the experience, but as a simple PSM game Chimpact is worth your time if you just want to have an easy going gaming experience.

The Pros:

+ Graphics are lush in their crispness and how fluid everything is.+ Levels have some nice variety to them along with a steadying rise in difficulty.+ Price point is good for what the game offers.

The Cons:

- Gameplay could’ve used some more interaction within the environment to help deepen things.- Touch controls are slightly sensitive and it doesn’t help that the game lacks a tutorial.- The chimps have no character to them that makes them appealing other than their cute facade.

ShogunGamer.com Rating :

7

Partaking in a bit of light-hearted gaming is always good for the soul since endlessly playing action games or trying to do a perfect lap on a particular course can ultimately eat away at our gaming souls. So what better way to let loose and relax a bit than with a new PlayStation Mobile game in which we send a cute chimp flying. No, Super Monkey Ball has not gone the PSM route as a completely original game has arrived in the form of Chimpact.

Serving as the perfect example that we should be cautious of free games, Puzziball is a shallow title with mechanics that aren’t dreadful yet aren’t entirely fun. The small amount of stages within the game that aren’t paid DLC may be enough to keep someone busy, but Puzziball is so forgettable that I doubt anyone will be motivated to play the game past the first themed world.

The Pros:

+ It was free and the download size is small as it’s only 69MB

The Cons:

- Gameplay is dull.- The amount of free content is somewhat small.- Art style is horrendous in a mid 1990s kind of way.

ShogunGamer.com Rating :

3

Sometimes when an item is free it can either mean two things: company x is being nice to us or the product is so bad that it’s obvious a decent profit won’t be made. It’s somewhat rare for games to be free, yet every now and then we are lucky whether it’s a piece of DLC or in this case a new title for the PlayStation Mobile platform. Being an open minded gamer and one that’s always on the search for new titles to play on my Vita, I decided to download the completely free game that is Puzziball. Too bad that the game ultimately turned out to be so painfully bad to play that

As a reminder of the more simpler days of the shooting genre, Alien Breed holds up well today as it’s neither a dull shooter nor is it an arcade one that can be easily completed in twenty minutes. Combining the best of both worlds, Alien Breed has gameplay that’s accessible yet has a rather enjoyable grinding nature that encourages exploration. With a nice collection of content thanks to two existing releases and the addition of eight new levels, Alien Breed is a welcomed addition to the PlayStation Mobile software library.

The Pros:

+ Both the classic and enhanced visuals are nice to look at.+ Gotta love the creepy OST and shriek of the aliens.+ Controls are simple and totally responsive.+New levels offer some nice variety alongside the more natural stage design.

The Cons:

- Not being able to switch between classic and enhanced visuals in between levels.

ShogunGamer.com Rating :

8

There are some video games out there that are so good that they simply become timeless. No matter how far certain graphical or gameplay leaps may be made, there are a select few games out there that simply remain good no matter how old they are. Titles like Pac-Man and Doom can stand the test of time even if they don’t have HD visuals since at the end of the day what makes a good game is how good the actual gameplay is. Now the classic shoot-em-up action of Alien Breed has been re-released for a younger generation and yes - the game is still that damn good.